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James R. Miller & Thomas A. Miller
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The authoritative overviews in this volume provide a wealth of practical information on current approaches to the study of insect-plant interactions. Methods described include direct behavioral observation; assays of host finding, oviposition, and feeding behavior of insect herbivores; post-ingestion physiological effects; measurement of food quality and sensory responses of insects to plant stimuli; chemical isolation and identification of active phytochemicals; evaluation of plant resistance to insects; and the biochemistry of allelochemic interactions.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9781461249108 ● Editor James R. Miller & Thomas A. Miller ● Publisher Springer New York ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4599219 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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